Survival Factors

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Survival Factors
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Emergency Response Timeline

• 1123 a.m. first 911 call
• 1132 a.m. fire department dispatched
• 1137 a.m. responders began arriving
• 1205 p.m. patient transportation began
• 1205 p.m. relief engineer was extricated
• 1216 p.m. operating engineer was extricated
• 130 p.m. emergency response completed

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Conclusion

• The emergency response was timely and effective.
  

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Crew Extrication
Crew seats
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Crew Extrication
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Conclusion

• Because all cab compartment doors were
  inoperable and the windows were not designed to
  be easily removable from either the inside or the
  outside, the engineers could not exit the
  locomotive nor could the emergency responders
  enter the locomotive in a timely manner.

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Access to the Locomotive Cab
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Locomotive Regulation

• FRA regulations
• AAR standard

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Passenger Car Regulations

• FRA passenger car regulations
• Emergency window exits
• Rescue access windows

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